Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-28
THE READING STRIKE.
conservative Element Think It Pre-
mature and Impracticable.
officials Busy Employing Men to Move
Traffic To-Day.
They Claim to HaYe Enough Hands to
Overcome the Strikers.
The Executive Board in Session All Day
at Philadelphia.
Numerous Offers Of Aid From All Along
the Line.

the Line.
READING, Pa, Decen Der 26.-There will
he no strike of Reading railroad employees
in this city. About 1000 men are en-
ployed in the company's shops here. A
meeting was held this afternoon and there
was much public speculation as to what
would be the result. There is q conserv-
atlve element in Reading which think tho
strike i'll advised and impracticable. The
convention was composed of machinists.
car shop hands, car inspectors, black
smiths, engineers and men employed in
every department Of traffic on the Reading
road all residing in this city. After free
expression of opinion it was decided by a
large majority not to engage in the strike
on the ground that it was premature, too
basty and entirely local in it's character.
It was resolved that il the managers OF the
strike should order it's continuance else
where to give it all the financial support
possible. Officials here were busy to-day
employing men to move traffic tomorrow,
and several hundred were shipped tonight
tovarious points, where they will be needed
IN Ine IuOTLIHSs 4Hc OuuCld6 CiduA CudO
they have enough hands to have every thing
working in few days. r,..'
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.
PHILADELPHIA, December 26.-The
Executive Board OF employees Of the Read
ing road were in session all day and even
ing. Telegraphic reports from Shamokin,
Pottsville, Mahoney City, Williamsport,
NJ nd v,1oc "a
ing the men here are still firm in their inten-
ton to hold out. The latest developments
Indicate that the strike will be large and
bitter one and the crisis will be reached to-
morrow, when the order of General Man.
ager Mcleod goes into effect. This order
directs that all employees shall! at once re-
turn to work and those who do not return
will be dismissed from the service. COM
mittee from Assembly No. 1913, of Reading.
composed OF machinists and carbuilders
held
LONG CONFERENCE
with the executive committee Of the EN-
ployes Convention who met in Port Rich
mond this evening. The Reading men ex
pressed themselves satisfied with the JUS
tice of the cause OF the strikers and prom
ised their support to the full extent OF their
mines. A number OF Reading men were
present at to-night's conference with large
number of representatives OF local assem-
blies of this city and other places on the
Reading line. Resolutions were adopted
refusing to resume work until the men at
EIIzabethport, and their places had been
renstated The Pennsylvania Railroad
District Assembly offered assistance and
refused to move the freight OF the Reading
company until the present difficulties are
settled. All assemblies connected with
the Penusylyania Railroad. system will
give any assistance asked for and will not
handle any freight hauled by the Reading
company. A large number OF Knishts OF
Labor assemblies have adopted resolutions
endorsing the action OF to-ulght's conVen-
ton in making the strike general.
AN OFFICIAL VIEW.
"Indicatiops at present" said Manager
Mcleod, "are that there will be liberal
response in the morning from the employees
of the company for work and the company
takes the liberty to cay that those who de-
sire work ill be accommodated anu gwen
protection. If the company is compelled
to secure any non-union labor, that labor
will be given permanent employment. The
amount of coal in transit ia about 2o,ooo
tons. This will be moved tomorrow.
Four freight trains were moved ON the
main line this afternoon, all manned oy
Knights of Labor. Other trains we're
moved on the different divisions by knights.
We do not believe
THE DETECTION WILL EXTEND
beyond the five crews which we discharged
for disobedience OF orders. There are 4o.'
600 persons employed by this corporation,
~. 600 of whom are in the railroad service
and the remainder with the Coal and Iron
Comnany- We have no notice that there
ia any disaffection with those in the employ
of the Coal and Iron Company and 40 no'
contemplate any among the raliroao siil
pIoyes, We do not believe there is dlsa1iec
ton amounting to two per cent ol !ht
whole number, SO Tar as our lhiorHhatLon
po,s." An official OF the company, wnef
told there was an agitation for arbitrator
or compromise, said there wss nothing &c
arbitrate or compromise.
AT sHAMoPIN.
SHAMoKIN, Pa, December 26.-1wt
freight trains were moved to-day on th'
Philadelphia e. Reading road. The crew
were hooted by the boys, but no othel
demonstrations we're made. small mum
Der OF conductors anu uiaho
for duty tomorrow, and many engineer
signify their intention to resume e WE Mht,
called upon. claiming they are no! Mn'sm; Vii
of Labor. 1t is believed the miners VIII
strike # called upon, although a number o
them ars not in sympathy with the move
ment en The Union Coal Company, tn
I"sn'; Tenox Coal Company and several indiyid
nal collieries will be the only mines IN oPel
alton in the region should the Keadln
miners go out. The strike is generally COL
demned in business circles.
Wu,LrAMspoRr. Pa, December 26.-Inrse re
,rs;oht trains were moved east on 10
Reading road to-day. It is undersvoo, os"
the men will go to work to'morro" ii'or'
ing.
Fighting the Tenement system
P,11sBuRG, December 26.-lne .is"